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indicators often targeted in women's empowerment programs, such as gender norms and female employment and education. These …This paper analyzes the magnitude and predictors of misreporting on intimate partner and sexual violence in Nigeria and … face-to-face method. In Rwanda, intimate partner violence rates increase by 100 percent, and in Nigeria, they increase by …
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Intimate partner violence is the most common form of violence against women in conflict and non-conflict settings, but … in conflict settings it often receives less attention than other forms of gender-based violence, such as conflict … intimate partner violence. It also examines the effect of the Boko Haram insurgency on women's experience of controlling …
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income poverty rates among refugees with a gender lens. It finds distinguishing between different types of male and female … composition and demographics that can be used to identify gender-based vulnerabilities. This paper combines the microdata … collected by United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees to register refugees with data from its Home Visit surveys to analyze …
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gender-based violence by 5.4 percentage points (30.5 percentage points among compliers). The paper assesses competing …-border traders - many of whom are women - face harassment and corruption, which can undermine these potential gains. This paper … procedures, tariffs, and rights to small-scale traders to facilitate border crossings, lower corruption, and reduce gender …
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This study aims to understand women's engagement in economic activities in rural Honduras and why these activities may … not be accurately reflected in official statistics. The study finds that women underreport their engagement in economic … percentage points. Two main explanations are found. First, women identify themselves (and are identified) primarily as housewives …
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for about 11 percent of firms and are more prevalent in countries with better rule of law, gender equality, and stronger … related to gender equality, it is smaller where there isless emphasis on personal networks (better rule of law, lower trade …
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